Sahel-Benin Union
Sahel-Benin Union was a short-lived union of four former French colonies of French West Africa, that were the four Republics of Upper Volta (Burkina Faso), Niger, Dahomey (Benin) and Côte d’Ivoire.
Sahel-Benin Union Union Sahel-Bénin (fr) | |||||||||||||||||
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| 1958 or 1959 ?–1959 | |||||||||||||||||
 Members of the Union in red | |||||||||||||||||
| Status | Union of Republics | ||||||||||||||||
| Common languages | French | ||||||||||||||||
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• Proclamation | 1958 or 1959 ? | ||||||||||||||||
• Dissolution and creation of the Conseil de l'Entente | May 1959 | ||||||||||||||||
| Currency | CFA Franc | ||||||||||||||||
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This union "was the grouping that worked in the most efficient way for the cause of African unity. This union [...] was provided with modest but functional institutions; a Council seating with the Chiefs of States, the ministers of common affairs and the presidents of the National Assemblies [Assemblées Nationales]. A customs union was set up as well as sinking fund. A political, economic and military coordination developed.".[1] Nevertheless, it lasted only for a short time and was replaced by May 1959 far more modestly by the Conseil de l'Entente.
See also
Notes and references
- Ivory Coast Ministry for African Integration (in French)